BioSynthesis

Dr. Klingerman grew up in Levittown, PA. She 
earned her B.S. in Small Animal Science from Delaware Valley College, her M.S. in Animal Science 
from the University of Delaware, and her Ph.D. in 
Integrative Biology from Lehigh University. Dr.
 Klingerman’s expertise is in the area of behavioral 
testing and observation, including detecting differences in sexual and ingestive motivation in rodents. Her primary research interests are energy balance
and reproduction in male and female mammals.  She is investigating why female Syrian hamsters 
( Mesocricetus auratus ) in negative energy balance 
(anorexia) increase their motivation for food 
(food hoarding) and decrease their motivation to
reproduce (scent marking) but not food intake or 
sexual performance (lordosis reflex). Dr.
 Klingerman’s secondary research interest relates to 
hydrogen sulfide, a toxic gas. She is trying to understand how it causes its deadly affects, so that successful antidotes can be developed that re...